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Hackers leak medical records of UPS, Norfolk Southern workers
(Source: Freight Waves, January 17, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — UPS and Norfolk Southern said they are looking into whether employee health data was compromised after hackers posted medical records of truck drivers and rail workers to a leak site following an apparent ransomware attack and data breach at a Virginia-based occupational health-care provider. It was…
Read MoreIn its last days, Trump Administration rushes more anti-union rules
(Source: Labor Press, January 17, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency wind down, his Department of Labor is still making rules to undermine labor rights, particularly for federal employees. Full story: Labor Press Monday, January 18, 2021
Read MoreSMART-TD wins another victory in the crew consist battle
(Source: SMART-TD press release, January 15, 2021) CLEVELAND, Ohio — On January 8, 2021, Arbitrator Wendell Bell issued his arbitration award regarding the process and procedure in arbitrating the Carriers’ (UP, BNSF, NS & KCS) attack on the Crew Consist Moratoria. The arbitration, known as a “Procedural Public Law Board,” had the purpose of determining the…
Read MoreRail unions petition Homeland Security to enhance passenger rail security after U.S. Capitol insurrection
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 13, 2021 – The leaders of two of the nation’s largest railroad worker unions urgently petitioned the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a letter Jan. 13 to enact a “No-Ride List” on passenger rail carriers after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington D.C. The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air,…
Read MoreColorado Pacific objects to UP’s Tennessee Pass rail line deal
(Source: Progressive Railroading 01/01/2021) The Colorado Pacific Railroad intends to object to a new commercial agreement between Union Pacific Railroad and Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railway Co. (CMP) that calls for CMP to operate the Tennessee Pass rail line between Canon City and Eagle, Colorado. A new subsidiary of Rio Grande Pacific Corp., CMP and UP recently agreed that…
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